BIRD'S NEST: The new operator of the stadium, a consortium led by state-run investment group CITIC, will auction naming rights.
Seating will be reduced from 91,000 to 80,000 and the venue will become home to the Beijing Guoan Football Club and host entertainment events.
Hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and shopping malls will sprout up around the landmark as part of a 300 million yuan (€29.6 million) remodelling.
WATER CUBE: Some seats will be removed to transform the aquatic centre into a training and recreation centre. Tennis courts, water slides, retail outlets, night clubs and restaurants are planned.
Beijing National Aquatics Centre Company Ltd, which will run the venue, promises entry prices similar to those at the city's other swimming pools to ensure people get to use the only Games venue that was partly funded by their donations.
WUKESONG INDOOR STADIUM: The cube-shaped venue in west Beijing will be the NBA's first arena in China, hosting NBA China basketball games, after NBA China and entertainment giant AEG, the owner of dozens of sports venues worldwide, agreed to co-manage the stadium.
NATIONAL INDOOR STADIUM: China's biggest indoor stadium will go on to host sports competitions and cultural and entertainment events. It will also serve as a multi-functional exercise centre.
OLYMPIC GREEN TENNIS CENTRE: From 2009, the elite tour of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) will add the venue to its international circuit, and Beijing will be one of four international WTA events.
The complex will serve as a national training base for Chinese players, and some courts will be open to the public.
OLYMPIC VILLAGE: The 42 six- and nine-story apartments will sell for €349,000 to €678,000 each after the village is converted into a tourism and residential area. With solar cells and geothermal heat pumps, the apartments' energy-saving innovations are touted as part of the Games' green legacy.
